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Sad news has surfaced about the passing of twenty-four year-old Danish MX1 Champion Kasper Lynggaard. Lynggaard, who represented Denmark at the 2013 FIM Motocross of Nations in Teutschenthal late last year, reportedly crashed while training at the Dortmund supercross in Germany. It has been said that Lynggaard was thrown off his bike in the whoop section causing an impact so hard his heart stopped. While the medical staff on site in Dortmund did their best, tragically, he could not be saved.

We are greatly saddened by this news, and we send our thoughts and condolences to all Kasper’s family and friends.

Ride on Kasper!! Rest in Peace.

Former Riga Motocross Team will be renewed for 2014 and it will be called CEC I.S.Racing, which stands for Cross and Enduro companiet by Ivo Steinbergs Racing. The team is fully set up for the 2014 season and it will compete with KTM bikes. The plan for CEC I.S.Racing is participating in the FIM MX2 World Championship, the 300cc, 250cc and 125cc European Championships, as well as all the Swedish Championship rounds.

The team is focusing on young riders and will help them to grow in their Motocross career. The Swedish riderEddie Hjortmarker, who is twenty years old, will ride in the MX2 World Championship for the first time, with a 2014 KTM SX250F. Toms Macuks, who is twenty two years old from Latvia, will ride in the new 300cc European Championship with the goal to fight with the top group. 

Moreover, CEC I.S.Racing will count on two new riders who are both 15 years old; Benjamin Ramdahl from Norway and Rihards Barenis from Latvia. They will take part in the 125cc European Championship with the goal of achieving great results. Last but not least, Swedish Anton Golewill participate in some rounds of 250cc European Championship and all the Swedish Championship.

Ivo Steinbergs, the Team owner of CEC I.S.Racing, is very happy with the new team and the cooperation with Cross&Enduro companiet and Duells from Sweden: “We will work with young riders, who are the future of Motocross, and we are looking forward to the 2014 season.”

Photo: The MX2 rider- Eddie Hjortmarker, Team owner-Ivo Steinbergs and Team manager-Aleksandra Steinberga - Copyright: CEC I.S. Racing

FUNCHAL (Portugal), 13 January 2014 - The seven-times World Champion Antonio Cairoli, former MX1 World Champion David Philippaerts, the experienced Italian rider Davide Guarneri and the MX2 rider Alessandro Lupino have recently visited Milestone’s headquarters to test MXGP, the Official Motocross Videogame and give their feedback in order to make the videogame as much real as possible.

The Italian riders were really excited to be part of the developing process of the video game and they were very surprised to see how similar the graphics are to the reality. 

Click HERE to watch the video of the Italian riders’ visit to Milestone’s headquarters. 

MXGP, the Official Motocross Videogame will feature identical tracks and the same riders of the official FIM World Motocross Championship and it will be available next spring on PlayStation®3, PlayStation®Vita, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Windows PC®.

Copyright: Photos: Milestone

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Photo: David Philippaerts testing MXGP, the official Motocross Videogame

The official TM Ricci Racing team is outlined for the 2014 season. After the confirmation of the MXGP rider Tanel Leok, another important rider will complete Ilario Ricci’s team. David Guarneri, who joins the team in 2014, will race in the MXGP Class and the Internazionale d’Italia with a MX450.

Davide Guarneri
“It’s a great honour for me to wear the shirt of TM, my first official team in my career, an Italian combination that makes me proud, I’ve liked the bike since the very first moment. From now onwards, we will work hard to improve our performance, which is already good now.” 

Tanel Leok
“I am very happy to stay with TM. I know the people and it’s very nice to work with them. I had very good results with TM and I hope to have good results also next year during the whole season. I am already looking forward to next year and I have a good feeling about that.”

Ilario Ricci, Team Manager
"I am very pleased to have Davide Guarneri in the team, I'm sure we can have a good season, we will begin the tests with the new bike very soon to be prepared for next season."

Marco Ricciardi, TM Racing
“We are very pleased that Tanel will continue to be part of the TM family, and I am equally pleased about the agreement with Davide, finally an Italian rider wearing the colors of TM Racing. Now I’m expecting a great effort from both riders and obtain good results during the season.”.

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FUNCHAL (Portugal), 10 January 2014 – Youthstream and Airoh have the pleasure to announce that they have renewed their partnership for three more years. This long-term agreement will help to improve the presence of the Italian company around the FIM Motocross World Championship, MXGP, and the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations, MXoN.

Airoh, which has been manufacturing high-level Motorcycle Helmets for fifteen years, is supported by the big names of MXGP, such as the seven-times World Champion Antonio Cairoli, the twice MX2 World Champion Jeffrey Herlings, the twice Women World Champion Chiara Fontanesi, as well as Jordi Tixier and Ken De Dycker.

Mr. Antonio Locatelli, President of Airoh: “Airoh is proud to reconfirm the partnership with Youthstream for the next three years. It is a real pleasure for us to be part of this great institution which over the years has been able to improve and enrich themselves in management, in race locations, in the portfolio of world champions that we have the pleasure of sharing, bringing the motocross to a very high level of quality and image, awakening in all fans of this particular class, competitive spirit just like that joined the fun.”

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It is hard to imagine in just over 7 weeks the FIM World Motocross Championships will return to Doha in Qatar for the opening round of the 2014 MXGP and MX2 Championships. It isn’t hard to forget that first ever night Grand Prix and the excitement the whole event brought to the FIM World Championship riders, mechanics, team owners and media.

Now 10 months later we all prepare to head to Doha for the 2014 opener and I know everyone is looking forward to going back.
Jeffrey Herlings who not so surprisingly won the MX2 overall in Qatar and put together a really impressive ride in the Superfinal enjoyed his Doha experience, but also was excited to head back to Thailand a week after the opener in Qatar.

“I think they did a good job,” Herlings said. “The track was good, the lighting was good, and I hear this year it will be even better. Going to another country is really enjoyable and a lot of fun. Oh man, I can’t wait until the gate drops in Qatar. It feels like I haven’t raced in years and it is only four months. I last races in August and I just can’t wait. I am so looking forward to being behind the gate and battling with some guys. Qatar is a lovely track, of course the light was not perfect last year, dark in some places, but it will be better this year. Thailand, I loved that track, it was rough, wide and many lines, one of the best tracks on the calendar. I will try and do my best and try and win. Qatar is like Anaheim I, all eyes will be on me and I will deal with the pressure and try and win.”

Tommy Searle who made his MXGP debut in Doha was also impressed with the whole experience. The British rider enjoyed the low key and enjoyable atmosphere of the event.

“I really liked it,” Searle said, “I know for the fans it might be nice to start the series in Europe, but with the weather so cold in Europe in March, it is nice to be in a country where you can walk around in a t-shirt and short and just sit by the pool. I really enjoyed the whole experience of Qatar and Thailand.” 

Of course this year the Grand Prix riders will again make their way to Doha, Qatar and spend a little time preparing for the event. Just like in 2013 the warmer weather, friendly nature of the locals and exciting circuit will bring a lot of attention to the FIM World Motocross Championships and whole World will sit up on watch on March 1, 2014. 

Photo: MXGP action - Ray Archer image

FUNCHAL (Portugal), 09 January 2014 – The entry lists of the first Grand Prix of the 2014 FIM Motocross World Championship, which will take place in the International Circuit of Losail, Qatar, on the 1st March, is now official.

The Official Entry list of the MXGP of Qatar can be found here below:

MXGP entry list 

Rockstar Energy Suzuki's Kevin Strijbos is likely to face a four-week spell on the sidelines after breaking part of his pelvis bone as a result of a crash while training at Lommel in Belgium today.

The 28 year old crested one of the smaller jumps around the former Grand Prix venue and could not avoid clipping a fallen rider’s motorcycle in the sand. Strijbos was taken to hospital complaining of hip pain. 

The Belgian was examined by renowned sport surgeon Dr. Claes at the Herentals Hospital and scans revealed a small portion of his pelvis had broken away. Strijbos will now have to stop preparations for the upcoming 2014 FIM MXGP World Championship for a month to allow the injury to heal. He will miss-out on scheduled training and the team’s official photo-shoot in Spain but should be back on his bike before the first GP in Qatar on March 1st. 

Kevin Strijbos: "Obviously I'm pretty gutted about this. When I got to the face of the jump I saw someone waving but it was already too late to react and I landed with my front wheel just in front of the seat of the fallen bike. It's a setback, and a shame, as my preparations were going really well. We had a super-good training week with the team in Portugal and everything was heading in the right direction. Sadly it is one of those things that is a part of our sport." 

Copyright: photo: Team Suzuki

FUNCHAL (Portugal), 7 January 2014 – The fourth issue of the MXGP Mag, which contains all the details about the 2014 Calendar, is already online. This month the MXGP Mag also includes a special feature on the 2014 TV Production, an article on the MXGP Academy and an overview on the FIM Asia elections.

Click here to read the fourth issue of MXGP Mag or download it for FREE on Apple Store. The iOs version contain exclusive videos and several photo galleries, and once the MXGP Mag has been downloaded, the reader does not need to be connected on the Internet to go through the content. 

Those users who have already downloaded the first issues on their iOs device can automatically download the third issue by opening the News Stand and clicking on the cover of the MXGP Mag.

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FUNCHAL (Portugal), 6 January 2014 – Youthstream has the pleasure to announce that on the 11th May weekend the FIM Motocross World Championship will travel to Talavera de la Reina, Spain, to celebrate the seventh Grand Prix of the 2014 season.

The updated calendar is the following:
 

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Photo: 2013 start in Lierop, the Netherlands